On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Native vendors united to create an inclusive space, as well as promote cultural resilience and economic sustainability for Indigenous artists and entrepreneurs. Alberto Alonso Pujazon Bogani/PSU Vanguard

Native perspectives on Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Indigenous Peoples’ Day—celebrated on Oct. 9—is “a day to celebrate who Indigenous people are,” said artist and business-owner Rebecca Kirk (Klamath and Leech Lake Ojibwe). “There was a time when…